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Amherst, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Amherst is a Census city of 902 people across 0.91 square miles of land, in Lamb County. Median household income is $63,611, 67.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Amherst
What Amherst is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.91 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land986 plus or minus 378
- County holding the largest share of its areaLamb County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
How many people live in Amherst
- Population902 plus or minus 346
- Median age37.3 plus or minus 10.6
- Population under 18231 plus or minus 117
- Share under 1825.6 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Population 65 and over154 plus or minus 48
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Households256 plus or minus 63
- Family households161 plus or minus 50
- Share of households that are families62.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
Income and work in Amherst
- Median household income$63,611 plus or minus $16,072
- Per capita income$20,471 plus or minus $8,923
- Civilian labor force358 plus or minus 99
- Employed358 plus or minus 99
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over573 plus or minus 182
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
Housing in Amherst
- Housing units296 plus or minus 60
- Occupied units256 plus or minus 63
- Vacant units40 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Owner occupied173 plus or minus 53
- Renter occupied83 plus or minus 42
- Ownership rate67.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$35,500 plus or minus $20,661
- Median gross rent, monthly$779 plus or minus $676
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.7 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Single family units279 plus or minus 63
- Share single family94.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
How Amherst gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute352 plus or minus 99
- Commuting under 15 minutes177 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more64 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.2 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone76.0 percent
- Carpooled15.1 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Worked from home1.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
Flood risk in Amherst
- NFIP communityCity of Amherst
- NFIP community number480894
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/11/75
The City of Amherst does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480894 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lamb County, not Amherst
Lamb County context, not Amherst figures
- Establishments in Lamb County230
- Covered employment, Lamb County3,938
- Average annual pay, Lamb County$52,612
- Housing units permitted, Lamb County1
Every figure in this section is published for Lamb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Amherst.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Amherst questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Amherst, Texas?
902, in 256 households. Amherst city covers 0.91 square miles of land, which is 986 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Amherst in?
Lamb County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Amherst?
$63,611. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $35,500. Median gross rent is $779 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Amherst in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Amherst appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Amherst, city of, community 480894, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Amherst figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lamb County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Amherst.
Is zoning published for Amherst?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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